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Chapter 5

The last few days had passed at a snail's pace. Warrick looked at his watch for the umpteenth time and groaned. There was still 4 hours of shift left. He glanced out the window of the lab in hopes of seeing Sara in the hall. He had not seen her since the beginning of shift. Luck had not been on his side. Grissom had not assigned them any cases together at all. He sighed in exasperation when he realized how disappointed he had been.

Warrick thought back to the start of shift the night after their balloon ride and smiled at the memory. He had entered the break room to find her sitting alone reading a journal. She had greeted him with a shy smile and a quiet, "Hey." He returned her smile and had said, "Hey girl. You still smiling?"

He had watched in amusement as her cheeks flushed pink. She absently tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear as she looked down at her journal and then back up at him and said, "Oh I think I have a few more hours of smiles left in me." "Good." he answered taking a seat next to her. They watched each other for a moment trying to think of something to say. He was just about to ask her if she wanted to get breakfast after shift when Catherine flew into the room followed by Nick and Grissom.

With a quick greeting Grissom announced that Warrick and Catherine had a robbery at a liquor store and Sara and Nick had an apparent suicide at the Lucky Hearts Motel. Warrick had stood up to leave and looked down at Sara. He had given her a remorseful smile and said, "I'll talk to you later." and he headed out the door. Unfortunately he never got a chance to talk to her later much less see her. They both had been extremely busy.

Regrettably the next few nights followed a similar pattern, with one or the other having to work late or go in early. There had been no chance of conversation much less time to make a breakfast date. All he had to get him though were fleeting glances through the lab windows. On occasion he would look up to find her staring at him through the glass and she would quickly turn away, blushing like mad for being caught. He would laugh quietly at her cute displays but would find himself doing the same thing when he saw her at work in a lab.

So here Warrick sat in the lab, working on a hair sample for his case. He looked through the microscope for the fifth time and cursed under his breath. He was not going to be able to concentrate until he talked to her. He left the lab anxious to find her.

It took him ten minutes to track her down in the garage. She was processing a car involved in a shooting. He stood back for a moment and watched her work. She was dressed in a pair of low ride black jeans and a red tank top. At some point during the night, she had pulled her hair back in an unruly ponytail.

Warrick watched her confident strides as she walked from a table to the driver's side door carrying a drill. His eyes followed the lithe curve of her back as she bent inside the car. He heard the drill start and watched as she leaned further inside the car. As she did her top began to work its way up her back. He could see a wide expanse of her creamy skin. He had to hold back a groan as she bent over further and he could see the top of what was clearly a thong sticking out of her pants.

He heard her let out a throaty, "Yes!" as she wiggled her fine ass back out of the car. He watched in amusement as she did a little dance as she held up what was obviously a bullet in her latexed fingers. She turned away from the car and froze as she saw him standing there.

Sara met his eyes and was taken back by the heat she saw clearly etched there. She unconsciously ran her free hand through her hair and then down to pull her tank top back over her exposed stomach. She watched with growing enthrallment as his eyes followed her hand. She felt a spark of fire begin to smolder deep inside of her.

Warrick couldn't take his eyes off of her. He watched in heated fascination as she ran her hand through her brunette tresses and then slowly lowered it to yank her top down hiding her lovely skin from his view. He raised his eyes unhurriedly and smirked when he saw the flush of color across her chest and neck. Her pretty face was the same shade of pink.

Warrick heard her hiss his name and his eyes quickly shot to hers. The look on her face was somewhere between embarrassment and arousal. She chewed nervously on her bottom lip. He took a step toward her and he almost laughed when she took a step backwards. He moved forward and again she moved backwards.

"Sara," he said with a smirk, "What are you doing?" She halted her retreat when she realized what she was doing. She blushed again as she tried to answer him. "I ah…I don't know." she said sheepishly. "Did you need something?" she asked trying desperately to regain her composure. She couldn't think straight when he was looking at her like that.

"Yes," he said slowly, "I need you." He let the statement hang in the air for a moment as he watched her eyes grow wide. "I haven't seen your smile in awhile so I decided I'd better check in with you. Are we still on for the club tonight?" He said with a grin. "Umm, yeah that is if you still want me to go?" she answered tentatively. She watched the smirk on his face deepen and his eyes dance with amusement. He was playing with her.

"Oh most definitely Sara. I'm looking forward to seeing you and your smile on the dance floor." He stepped toward her again closing the distance. "I'll pick you up around 9:00 okay?"

"That's sounds good. I'll make sure my smile and I are ready," she said never breaking eye contact with him as he moved closer. She readied herself, knowing he was teasing her but deciding she was not going to let him win.

Warrick was within inches of her and he could feel the heat coming off of her body. She surprised him when she moved willingly up against him. She stood up on her tiptoes and leaned in close to his ear. She let her hot, moist breath caress his skin before she whispered, " Did you enjoy the view?"

Warrick's heart stopped for a moment when he realized what she was talking about. He leaned down slightly and breathed into her ear, "Oh yeah, the view was extremely fine. I'm hoping tonight's will be just as stimulating." She let out a throaty laugh that tickle the skin along his neck. "Oh I don't think you'll be disappointed Mr. Brown." She whispered huskily as she leaned back to look into his eyes.

Sara couldn't believe she was actively flirting with Warrick and that she was enjoying herself. She wanted to believe that there was something deeper behind his new behavior toward her. Reggie told her there was. And when she looked in his eyes she could see his desire. But was she merely a challenge for him? She needed to hear it from his own lips that he was interested in her and that he wanted her. Until then she would play. But she knew the deeper she became involved with him the more it was going to hurt if this was all a big game to him, because she liked him… a lot.

Warrick searched her eyes and saw her doubt of his motives mixed with her desire. He would have to talk to her tonight and tell her his intentions some of which were not quite pure. He couldn't understand why she thought he wouldn't find her attractive. Christ his body was in overdrive after seeing her bent over in the car and just knowing she wore a thong was driving him crazy. He could not wait to get her alone tonight to feel her sexy body pressed against his on the dance floor.

Warrick reached down and took her latex gloved hand in his and said earnestly, "I'm looking forward to tonight. I've missed not talking to you these last few days." Sara looked into his beautiful eyes and could see his sincerity. "Me too," she said giving his hand a squeeze.

The sound of voices echoed into the room and Warrick reluctantly released her hand and stepped away from her. He watched her regain her cool and head to the table to bag the bullet she found. Catherine and Nick came into the garage. Catherine raised her eyebrows in surprise at seeing Warrick there. Nick muttered a "Hey y'all," and headed over to the table where Sara stood.

"I thought you were working on the hair sample?" she said. "I was. I needed a break." With that said Warrick glanced over at Sara and grinned, "Later," and then strolled out the door. Catherine's eyes followed him for a second before turning to look over at Sara. Sara's eyes were fixed on Warrick's retreating backside.

Feeling someone looking at her Sara turned and met Catherine's questioning eyes. She fought to control her sure give away blush. She smiled casually at the older woman and turned to talk to Nick.

A small knowing smile began to play at the corners of Catherine's mouth. Warrick and Sara? Not at all who she expected together but it definitely made life here at the lab suddenly very interesting. She would have to keep a close eye on them to see what developed.

TBC